Cake of soap



FILED FEB. 14, 1921.

711:3 @www to render the Patented Jan. 9, 1923.

' UNITED STATES HENRY L. WALBRIDGE, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y

CAKE 0F SOAP.

Application led February 14, 1921. Serial No. 444,627.

To all whom t may I, HENRY L. WALBRIDGn,

Be it known that a citizen of the United States, and a resi dent of NewYork city, in the county of New York and State of vNew York,.haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Cake of Soap, of whichthe fol* lowing is a speciiication.

This invention has special reference to the form or conguration of acake of soap and has for its object to provide the article with aninscription or other matter that is contained by the article inside ofits outer surface whereby such inscription will not be obliterated orremoved when the article is first used and its surface reduced, andwhich article will be composed entirely of material soluble in water.

A further object of this invention is to provide an article of thischaracter with an interior member that is formed of material soluble inwater other than the soap, and which member carries the inscription orvisible matter, and in which instance the soap is composed of atransparent material interior member visible through the soap on one orboth sides.

A further object of the invention is to rovide an article of transparentsoap that is hollow on the interior, and which interior is provided withan inscription or matter visible through the walls of the article; andwhich inscription may be carried by an interior member of materialsoluble in water, or may form an integral part of the interior walleither impressed in the wall or in relief thereon.

In the accompanying drawing showing embodiments of my invention- Fig. 1shows in plan an article containing a hollow core.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the latter.

Fig. '3 shows partly in plan a core in Fig. 2. r

Fig. 4 is a perspective View partly in section of the article made oftwo parts secured together with a hollow interior.

Fig. 5 is another View of this form.

Fig: 6 is a view of one member of the wall.

Fig. 7 is a transverse section through this modification. With thepresent invention -I arrange the inscription on the interior article sothat it will remain until the article has been very frequently used andis muchworn away.

shown n `Figures 1, 2, and 3 show one form of the invention in'which thesoap cake 14 is made 1n two separate parts united alon the edges andprovided with interior lining 15 of soap on which a suitable inscriptionis made, either by printing insoluble colors or by forming the lettersof the inscription of soap of different color.

In Figs. 4-7, a modification is shown in 'which the cake of soap ishollow but provided with an inscription on the inner walls, that isapplied directly to the transparent cake of soap itself,.eitherdepressed or in relief. As shown I provide complemental portions 16- and17 that show lettering on the inner wall 18 that will be visible throughthe transparent wall of the article. This arrangement can be made in anysuitable manner such as the two complemental shells after receiving theinscription are brought together and the flat edges suitably secured.But it is to be understood that this hollow form can be constructed inany desired or suitable manner.

' Heretofore, cakes of soap of this character have been made lthat wereprovided with an interior member of material that was not soluble inwater, usually formed of paper, cardboard, rubber, or similar material,that would receive the inscription. With the use of such device the coreis a refuse product insoluble in water, that is objectionable becausethe small pieces of soap could be collectively used in a laundry orother places, provided they were entirely soluble and no foreignsubstance, other than soap, or a soluble substance was con tainedtherein. With the present invention the entire cake of soap is utilizedand no refuse product is left around the wash stand, or bathroom, aswould be the case if the core or interior member were not soluble.

What I claim is:

1. A cake of soap' composed of two concavo-conveX members each .made ofsoluble, transparent soap, said members being arranged with theirconcave sides facing each other .and being joined throughout the extentof their edges, one of said members carrying an inscription onitsconcave side.

2. A cake of soap composed of two concavo-conveX members each made ofsoluble, transparent soap, said members being arranged with theirconcave sides facing each other and being joined throughout t e extentof their edges, one of said members y transparent soap, said membersbeing arranged .with their concave s'ides faoin each other and beingjoined throughout t e ex -tent of their edges, one of said members beingmolded to provide an inscription in its concave side formed from saidmember. 10

Signed at New York city, N. Y., on February 11, 1921.

HENRYl L. WALBRIDGE.

